Williamsburg Street West & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Williamsburg Street West and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Yeshiva Bnos Israel is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Steuben St, is 310 feet away for the B57, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them playgrounds, and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Steuben St, 310 feet away, for the B57.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Steuben St B57310 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all940 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 711 Kent Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fort Greene
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Greek Revival, and built between 1830 and 1838.
- United States Naval Hospital Designated landmark660 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Bnos Israel School1,170 feet
- Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Steuben Playground60 feet
- Classon Playground130 feet
- Classon Triangle710 feet
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- Taaffe Playground1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Williamsburg Street West 80 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Flushing Avenue 200 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Classon Avenue 340 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Steuben Street 390 feet
- Classon Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 450 feet
- Park Avenue & Williamsburg Street West 490 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Taaffe Place 580 feet
- Classon Avenue & Wallabout Street 650 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Williamsburg Street West.